Arsenal have now lost three Premier League games on the trot and their top-four hope still hangs in the balance.
The Gunners had a great first half of the season going on a long unbeaten run which made everyone believe that the would easily finish in the top four of the league table by the end of the May.
But with just two more games to go and Arsenal are still unsure whether they will end the campaign in the top four after a string of poor performances since the start of the new year.
A lot of pundits have tried to dissect as to why the North London club have seen such a slump in form and each one of them has come to a different conclusion.
But speaking earlier this week, Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka seemed to have no clue as to why the team have been performing so poorly during the past couple of months.
Xhaka said: “We fight. It is not that we don’t fight because if we don’t fight, we don’t go to play. But it is difficult to explain. After this game or whenever you lose, it is always difficult to find the right words.
“It is not the right moment to think about the top four. We had three big chances, starting against Crystal Palace, Wednesday against Wolverhampton and we finished yesterday.
“If you don’t take three points in these games, we cannot speak about the top four at the moment.
“We are positive, of course. We have the Europa League (semi-final first leg) as well – Thursday against Valencia – so it is not the best moment to speak about the top four of the Premier League.
“You can win the next two games of course but we have to hope as well.
“It is difficult to explain why we don’t play like we do at home and don’t take the points,
“It is a different game away and at home. You have to win the duels, you have to run more than the opposition because the fans are behind them.
“All the teams in the Premier League can play football and fight and if you don’t take the fight to them, it looks like yesterday.”
